Quote Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie View Post
Why is it crazy?

Marquee signings like Ozil and Sanchez sell shirts and therefore they have a vested interest in seeing those deals go through.

I'm not saying the board backed out of signing a defender I just think they allowed Wenger to prevaricate.

They back the guy, so ultimately his inaction reflects on them as well as himself

These people aren't unwilling victims of Wenger dogma, they are his chief enablers
If you believe there has been a slight shift in how we do transfers and the board has more control, it's worth asking yourself how we drop the ball on the CB position but we're able to wrap up the Ozil and Sanchez deal in a 'timely manner'. Same goes for Chambers and Debuchy.

It's also worth considering Wenger's history with CB's. It's not great so are we even certain he had any firm targets in mind for the role.